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Alfred Nobel (1833 – 1896)
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)
Thomas Edison (1847 – 1931)
Marie Curie (1867-1934)

Unit 3
PEOPLE’S
BACKGROUND
A - READING
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
Before you read
Vocabulary
tutor (n) ( Eg : Many students work as tutors to earn money)
degree (n) :
PhD : (Doctor of Philosophy)
tragic(a) : painful
atomic weight (n)
Radium Institute (n)
humanitarian wish (n)
Task 1. Fill in each blank with one of the words or phrases in the box .
1. John has become a ................. student. He does everything as a grown up person.
2. Mary has ..................... a dream of a teaching career since she was small . She loves working with children.
3. He passed the exam with .................... He got high marks in all subjects.
4. If you take this tablet, it will ............... your headache soon.
5. Luong The Vinh was the first person in Viet Nam who ..................... the weight of an elephant with a big board and stones.

Suggested answers
John has become a mature student. He does everything as a grown up person.
Mary has harboured a dream of a teaching career since she was small . She loves working with children.
He passed the exam with flying colours. He got high marks in all subjects.
If you take this tablet, it will ease your headache soon.
5. Luong The Vinh was the first person in Vietnam who can determined the weight of an elephant with a big board and stones.
Task 2. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false information.

Marie went to school in Warsaw.

Her dream was to become a private tutor

At the Sorbonne, She studied very well

She married Pierre Curie in 1894

She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne
Answers
1. T
2. F ( her dream was to become a scientist)
3. T
4. F ( She married Pierre Curie in 1895)
5. T
Task 3. Answer the questions
1. When and where was Marie Curie born?
2. What kind of students was she?
3. Why did she work as a private tutor?
4. For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
5. Was the prize her real joy? Why/Why not ?

Questions and suggested answers
1. When and where was Marie Curie born ?
→ She was born in Warsaw on November 7th , 1867.
2. What kind of student was she ?
→ She was a brilliant and mature student.
3. Why did she work as a private tutor ?
→ She worked as a private tutor to save money for a study tour abroad.
4. For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry ?
→ She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium.
5. Was the prize her real joy? Why/ Why not?
→ No, it wasn’t. Her real joy was “ easing human suffering”
After you read
Work in groups. Below are five adjectives. We may use to describe Marie Curie. Find the evidence from the passage to prove each of them.
. strong- willed
. ambitious
. hard - working
. intelligent
. humane
Suggested anwsers
* Strong- willed : in spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
* Ambitious: she haboured the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
* Hard working : to save money for s study tour abroad, she had to work as a private tutor.
* Intelligent : she earned a physics degree with flying colours, and went on to take another degree in mathematics; she became the first woman to receive a PhD fom the Sorbonne.
* Humane : she had a humanitarian wish that was “easing human suffering”.
Homework
Summarize the main points about Marie Curie’s life and career.
Learn new words in reading part.
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